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Hesam Mousavi
Høgskolelektor
Assistant Professor | Soil Biology and Crop Productivity
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hesam.mousavi@inn.no
Fakultet for anvendt økologi, landbruksfag og bioteknologi
Institutt for jordbruksfag
Studiested Blæstad
Kort om
Norway's Representative in the Management Committee of European COST Action: CA22144 - Sustainable use of salt-affected lands (SUSTAIN)
Hesam possesses a deep-seated passion for agriculture, plants, and soil, which drives his versatile research pursuits. His expertise spans a broad spectrum, including crop science disciplines such as breeding, Nitrogen fertilization effect, stress factors effect (Drought, salinity, and pathogens), as well as a profound understanding of soil functions and biota.
His overarching mission is to revolutionize sustainable plant production and soil management, addressing critical issues like cultivation under environmental stress, complex plant-surroundings interactions, nutrient turnover and uptake, soil health, and proactive climate change effect mitigation. Moreover, Hesam is dedicated to advancing sustainability and stability in food production for the ever-growing human population while actively working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the agriculture sector.
Join him in cultivating a greener and more sustainable future!
Teaching:
Agroecology (15 ECTS), Master level
Plants and Production (7.5 ECTS), Bachelor level
ReseachGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hesam-Mousavi-2
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hesam-mousavi-96623380
Publikasjoner
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Hosseinpour, Shayan; Bagherikia, Saeed; Soughi, Habiballah; Pirdashti, Hemmatollah & Mousavi, Hesam
(2024).
A scrutiny of plasticity management in irrigated wheat systems under CMIP6 earth system models (case study: Golestan Province, Iran).
Theoretical and Applied Climatology.
ISSN 0177-798X.
doi:
10.1007/s00704-024-04902-0.
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Abstract
Global wheat production has faced, and will persist in encountering many challenges. Therefore, developing a dynamic cultivation approach generated through modeling is crucial to coping with the challenges in specific districts. The modeling can contribute to achieving global objectives of farmers’ financial independence and food security by enhancing the cropping systems. The current study aims to assess the effects of cultivars and sowing windows intricately on irrigated wheat production using the two models from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), including ACCES-CM2 and HadGEM31-LL under two shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP245, and SSP585). A two-year on-farm experiment was conducted for parametrization and validation of the APSIM-Wheat model at two locations. The model reasonably simulated the days to anthesis, maturity, biomass production, and yield within all cultivars. The normalized root-mean-square error (RMSE) of the phenological stages was simulated and measured values were 5% and 2–4%, while the index of agreement (IOA) was in the range of 0.84–0.88 and 0.95–0.97. An acceptable agreement of the simulated biomass (RMSE = 5–7% and 0.91–0.78) and yield (RMSE = 6–11% and IOA = 0.70–0.94) was identified in the model. Afterward, the LARS-WG model generated the baseline (2000–2014) based on the weather data at the sites and projected the models for the near (2030–2049) and remote future (2050–2070). The models revealed that not only the average maximum and minimum temperatures will rise by 1.85 °C and 1.62 °C which will exacerbate the reference evapotranspiration (ET0), but also the precipitation and solar radiation will reach + 58%, and + 0.25 Mj m−2. Our results clearly showed that precipitation volume over the growing seasons would elevate approximately two times as much as the baseline in the future, while there is a significant decrease in water productivity (WP) and yield from the intensive ET0. Based on the wheat simulation, the short-duration cultivar (Kalate) combined with the postponed planting (16-Dec) was determined as a practical alternative; nonetheless, both WP and yield significantly decreased by 40% and 7%, respectively (p
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Mousavi, Hesam; Cottis, Thomas & Solberg, Svein Øivind
(2023).
Nitrogen Enriched Organic fertilizer (NEO) elevates nitrification rates shortly after application but has no lasting effect on nitrification in agricultural soils.
Agricultural and Food Science.
ISSN 1459-6067.
32(4),
s. 179–194.
doi:
10.23986/afsci.131722.
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In the face of population growth, rising food production costs, limited arable land availability, and environmental degradation of farmlands, adopting innovative technologies, particularly those related to organic waste recycling and nutrient recovery, has emerged as an imperative strategy. These technologies are crucial in bolstering the resilience of global agri-food systems. Nitrogen-Enriched Organic fertilizer (NEO) is produced using a new method, where dinitrogen (N2) is captured from the air through a plasma process and mixed with slurries or digestates as nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-). This process leads to solid slurry acidification and a high NO2- content, potentiallyyielding toxic inorganic or organic N compounds. In this study, we investigated the impact of NEO derived from cattle slurry and biogas digestate on soil nitrification, which involves the conversion of NH4+ to NO2- and NO3- by aerobic autotrophic bacteria and archaea. We investigated and compared the potential nitrification rates in soil samples from two agricultural trials (cereal and grass) treated with NEO and other fertilizers after two consecutive fertilization years. Additionally, we examined the immediate nitrification response to NEO through 73-hour soil incubations. Our results revealed that NEO significantly stimulated nitrification rates in agitated soil slurries, regardless of the feedstock used, surpassing rates observed in ammonium controls. Similarly, this pattern was also observed in loosely placed soil samples, with high nitrification rates occurring with NEO and ammonium chloride. Interestingly, the differences in nitrification rates between field-fertilized soil samples were minimal and inconse-quential, suggesting that while NEO exhibits a rapid boost in nitrification rates shortly after application, this effect is not sustained ≈ six months after fertilization under field conditions. Consequently, NEO indicates its potential as an environmentally benign fertilizer without adversely affecting soil nitrification
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Cottis, Thomas; Mousavi, Hesam & Solberg, Svein Øivind
(2023).
Plasma Treated Cattle Slurry Moderately Increases Cereal Yields.
Agronomy.
ISSN 2073-4395.
13(6),
s. 1–14.
doi:
10.3390/agronomy13061549.
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Plasma treatment offers an approach to enhance the nitrogen (N) content of livestock slurry and biogas digestate, thereby increasing the efficacy of organic fertilizers. This innovative method is used to produce nitrogen-enriched organic fertilizer (NEO) containing a double concentration of plant-available N. Over three years, we conducted a comprehensive study in 14 spring wheat and barley field trials in Norway. The primary objective was to assess and compare the cereal grain yield achieved by applying NEO to other conventional fertilizers. The NEO utilized in our research was derived from the unit developed by the Norwegian company N2 Applied. The results indicated that 120 kg N ha−1 in NEO yielded in the same range of cereal grains as 95 kg N ha−1 in mineral fertilizer. Moreover, the combination of untreated slurry and 55 kg N ha−1 in mineral fertilizer Opti-NS yielded the same as 120 kg N ha−1 in NEO. Surprisingly a combination of 12 kg N ha−1 in mineral fertilizer at sowing day and 108 kg N ha−1 in NEO at the three-leaf stage led to a higher yield in spring wheat than 120 kg N ha−1 NEO spread at sowing day in two out of three experimental years. Moreover, applying NEO directly to plants has shown no visible signs of harm. Lastly, filtering the slurry resulted in higher cereal grain yields than the untreated slurry. In conclusion, despite possessing the same N content, utilizing NEO yielded a 15–20% lower cereal grain yield than mineral fertilizer. Nonetheless, 20–30% more yield than the native amount of cattle slurry it derived. However, we have observed an unexplained loss of approximately 17% of the nitrogen in NEO, which does not translate into increased grain yield or nitrogen productivity
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Mousavi, Hesam; Cottis, Thomas; Hoff, Gina Madeleine Haadem & Solberg, Svein Øivind
(2022).
Nitrogen Enriched Organic Fertilizer (NEO) and Its Effect on Ryegrass Yield and Soil Fauna Feeding Activity under Controlled Conditions.
Sustainability.
ISSN 2071-1050.
14.
doi:
10.3390/su14042005.
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of a new nitrogen-enriched organic-based
fertilizer (NEO) on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) yield and soil fauna feeding activity.
Nitrogen is transformed from the air to manure by a plasma process. At the farm level, NEO could
improve self-sufficiency and sustainability. The work was carried out under controlled conditions
in two pot trials. Five fertilization regimes were used: no fertilizer, different amounts of mineral
fertilizer, three NEO types, organic fertilizer (untreated manure), and organic fertilizer + different
amounts of N in mineral fertilizer, including 14 treatments in trial one and 11 treatments in trial two.
Besides evaluating dry matter yields, we utilized the Bait-lamina test system to assess the feeding
activity of soil fauna. The results indicated a clear positive impact of nitrogen (N) on ryegrass yield
where all fertilizers increased the yield in correspondence with their N availability regardless of the
fertilizer type; whereas the yield was highest with mineral fertilizer up to our maximum level of
235 kg N ha−1
in trial one and 175 kg N ha−1
in trial two. The NEO fertilizers yielded in the same
range as mineral fertilizers. The same clear pattern was not observed for soil fauna feeding activity.
Instead, a tendency was observed where no fertilization tends to give the highest feeding activity. We
saw no correlation between the yield and the soil fauna feeding activity. The feeding activity was
highest in depth below 5 cm from the soil surface. Feeding activity also increased over time after fertilization. The NEO fertilizers had no more adverse effects on soil fauna feeding activity than other fertilizers. Other factors than fertilization alone are determining the soil fauna feeding activity.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Vafabakhsh, Javad & Sadrabadi haghighi, Reza
(2010).
The effect of water deficit on water use efficiency and oil content of rapeseed cultivars.
Agroecology Journal of Iran.
ISSN 2423-4281.
doi:
10.22067/JAG.V2I3.7662.
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Mousavi, Hesam
(2024).
From Ph.D. to Academia: Unraveling the Impacts of Fertilization on Soil Biota and Crop Yield.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Bruning, Bas; Van Straten, Gerrit; Almås, Åsgeir R.; Lethin, Johanna & Naik, Nupur
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(2024).
Unlocking High Yield Potential: Investigating the Impact of Drip Irrigation-Induced Salinity on Total Grain Weight in Salt-Tolerant Mutagenized Wheat Lines.
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Twenty-three lines derived from a mutagenized Bangladeshi BARI Gom-25 wheat population, including previously identified salt-tolerant lines, along with the BARI Gom-25 control variety, were cultivated in a drip-irrigated salinity test field at Salt Farm Texel, Netherlands. The study aimed to evaluate their performance under salt stress in European climatic conditions. The lines were exposed to irrigation salinity levels ranging from 1 to 20 dS m⁻¹, with four plot replicates containing 24 plants each. Various growth parameters, including average plant height, tiller number, spike length, frequency of living plants, and total grain weight (TGW), were recorded in relation to seasonal mean pore water salinity in the soil. Results indicated that increasing salinity levels reduced all evaluated variables for the mutagenized lines and the control variety. However, nine mutagenized lines exhibited at least twofold higher mean TGW than the control variety, averaging 18.73 ± 4.19 g/plot across salinity levels of 1–16 dS m⁻¹. While common models of salt tolerance affirmed this trend, there were no differences in salinity tolerance parameter estimates between the mutagenized lines and the control variety. Despite the similar responses of all lines to increased salinity, certain lines demonstrated consistently higher TGW than the control variety across various salinity treatments. This observation suggests a potential for enhanced salinity tolerance and a higher yield potential in these lines. Further investigations into the underlying mechanisms are needed to elucidate and harness these traits for sustainable agriculture.
Keywords: EMS; drip irrigation; mutagenized; salinity; salt stress; wheat; sustainable agriculture
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Mousavi, Hesam
(2023).
Nitrogen-Enriched Organic fertilizer's (NEO) effects on crop yields, soil functions, and species.
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Mousavi, Hesam
(2023).
Reactive nitrogen in the biosphere since the industrial revolution, energy requirements in biological fixation and fertilizer production, and availability to plants.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Cottis, Thomas & Solberg, Svein Øivind
(2023).
Nitrogen Enriched Organic fertilizer (NEO) elevates nitrification rates shortly after application but has no lasting effect on nitrification in agricultural soils.
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Aamot, Heidi Udnes; Mousavi, Hesam; Razzaghian, Jafar; Brodal, Guro; Sulyok, Michael & Krska, Rudolf
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(2023).
Fusarium langsethiae and mycotoxin contamination in oat grain differed with growth stage at inoculation.
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In Norway, high levels of mycotoxins are occasionally observed in oat grain lots, and this cause problems for growers, livestock producers and the food and feed industries. Mycotoxins of primary concern are deoxynivalenol (DON) produced by Fusarium graminearum and HT2- and T2-toxins (HT2+T2) produced by Fusarium langsethiae. Although effort has been made to understand the epidemiology of F. langsethiae in oats, this is still not fully understood. In the present study, we aimed to increase our understanding of the F. langsethiae – oat interaction. Resistance to F. langsethiae was studied in three oat varieties after inoculation at early (booting, heading, flowering) or late (flowering, milk, dough) growth stages in greenhouse experiments. The oat varieties had previously shown different levels of resistance to F. graminearum: Odal, Vinger (both moderately resistant), and Belinda (susceptible). The levels of F. langsethiae DNA and HT2+T2 in harvested grain were measured, and differences in aggressiveness (measured as the level of F. langsethiae DNA in grain) between F. langsethiae isolates were observed. Substantial levels of F. langsethiae DNA and HT2+T2 were detected in grain harvested from oats that had been spray-inoculated at heading or later growth stages, suggesting that oats are susceptible to F. langsethiae from heading and onwards. Vinger had a moderate resistance to F. langsethiae/HT2+T2, whereas Odal and Belinda were relatively susceptible. We observed that late inoculations resulted in relatively higher levels of trichothecene A metabolites other than HT2+T2 (mostly glycosylated HT-2, and smaller amounts of some other metabolites) in harvested grain, which indicate that infections close to harvest may pose a further risk to food and feed safety.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Cottis, Thomas; Pommeresche, Reidun; Dörsch, Peter & Solberg, Svein Øivind
(2023).
Plasma-Treated Nitrogen-Enriched Manure Does Not Impose Adverse Effects on Soil Fauna Feeding Activity or Springtails and Earthworms Abundance.
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Mousavi, Hesam
(2022).
Investigating the effects of Nitrogen Enriched Organic fertilizer (NEO) on soil functions, biological activity, and key species in the soil.
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Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Myrvang, Mona Bakke & Mousavi, Hesam
(2022).
Regionale gjødselressurser: avlingseffekt av biokull i blanding med biorest. Resultater fra Høgskolen i Innlandet sitt arbeid i 2021.
Skriftserien Høgskolen i Innlandet.
ISSN 2535-5678.
doi:
10.13140/RG.2.2.34562.15046.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Lethin, Johanna; Aronsson, Henrik & Olsson, Olof
(2019).
Development and characterization of an EMS mutated wheat population and identification of salt tolerant wheat lines.
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Mousavi, Hesam; Lethin, Johanna; Naik, Nupur; Olsson, Olof & Aronsson, Henrik
(2019).
Effects of elevated salinity on agronomic and physiological parameters of different mutated wheat lines.
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Mousavi, Hesam
(2023).
Nitrogenberiket organisk gjødsels (NEO) effekter på avlingsutbytte, jordfunksjoner og arter.
Høgskolen i Innlandet.
ISSN 978-82-8380-451-5.
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I en tid med befolkningsvekst, økende matpriser, knapphet på dyrkbar jord og store miljøutfordringer, kreves det nytenkning. Til dette hører innovative gjødselprodukter med minimal miljøpåvirkning, som sammen med andre tiltak kan bidra til økt matproduksjon samtidig som produksjonssystemets bærekraft ivaretas. Nitrogenberiket organisk gjødsel (NEO) produseres ved hjelp av en ny metode, der nitrogengass (N2) fanges fra luften og gjennom en plasmaprosess går over til nitrat (NO3 - ) og nitritt (NO2 - ), som deretter kan blandes med biobaserte gjødselstoffer som husdyrgjødsel eller biorest. En grundig testing av NEO er nødvendig for å avdekke eventuelle skadelige effekter på jord, planter og miljø før det lansers på verdensmarkedet. Vårt bidrag i denne sammenheng har vært å undersøke effektene på jordfauna-aktivitet (målt som nedbrytning av et gitt substrat) og på forekomst av nøkkelarter i jord (spretthaler og meitemark), samt på viktige prosesser som nitrifikasjon og næringsopptak (avling). Forskningen omfattet forsøk i felt vekstkammer og laboratorie, og med varierte eksperimentelle oppsett. Forskjellige gjødselregimer ble benyttet, inkludert mineralgjødsel, NEO, ubehandlet organisk gjødsel og ingen gjødsel. Når det gjelder jordfauna-aktivitet var det uoverensstemmelser mellom våre to studier, men så vi en tendens til økt aktivitet i ubehandlet jord eller ved de laveste gjødselmengdene, og dette var uavhengig av gjødseltype. Dette utjevnet seg riktignok kun få uker etter tilførsel. Videre viste NEO og de andre gjødselregimene ingen skadelige effekter, hverken på meitemark eller på spretthaler. Hva gjaldt jordas nitrifikasjonspotensiale så ble det observert økt nitrifikasjon kort tid etter tilførsel av NEO, men dette vedvarte ikke. Etter seks måneder var det ingen forskjell mellom NEO og de andre gjødslingene. Når det gjaldt næringsopptak og plantevekst registrerte vi noe lavere avling etter tilførsel av NEO sammenlignet med mineralgjødsel med tilsvarende næringsinnhold. Samme resultat ble observert i feltforsøkene hvor NEO viste i størrelsesorden 20% lavere avling enn mineralgjødsel med tilsvarende næringsinnhold. Sammenlignet med ubehandlet husdyrgjødsel ga derimot NEO 20-30% høyere avling. Dette viser en betydelig avlingseffekt av plasmabehandlingen. Dette er oppnådd utelukkende ved å bruke elektrisitet og husdyrgjødsel som innsatsfaktorer. Kort sagt fant vi ingen skadelige effekter av NEO på nøkkelarter og viktige funksjoner i jorda, samtidig som avlingene økte sammenlignet med ubehandlet husdyrgjødsel. Våre forskningsresultater viser derfor at NEO representerer et verdifullt bidrag, selv om dette er bare en liten del av hva som må gjøres for å endre de globale matproduksjonssystemer i bærekraftig retning.
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Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Nyvold, Magnus; Dörsch, Peter & Mousavi, Hesam
(2022).
Resultater fra prosjekt FARGO 2021.
Høgskolen i Innlandet.
ISSN 978-82-8380-366-2.
2022(20).
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Høsten 2019 ble prosjektet Plasmabehandlet husdyrgjødsel – gjødselvirkning, miljøpåvirkning og
klimagassutslipp (Fargo) innvilget finansiering fra Forskningsrådet. Prosjektet er i kategorien Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet. Selskapet N2 Applied er prosjekteier og de går også inn med halvparten av prosjektets finansiering på til sammen 15 millioner kroner over prosjektets tre år: 2020-2022. Denne rapporten gjennomgår opplegg og resultater for de 11 feltforsøkene i gras og korn, 2 forsøk i vekstrom og 4 forsøk for effekter på jordliv i 2021. Høsten 2022 kommer prosjektets sluttrapport med resultatene for alle tre prosjektårene og samlede vurderinger og konklusjoner i henhold til prosjektenes mål og delmål.
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